Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4005

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

What a guarantee requires: the existence of a principal obligation of the debtor and the guarantor’s obligation accessory to that obligation. - A guarantor who has paid the debt has a right of recourse against the debtor either by a personal action or by an action in subrogation.
Arabic original
ما تقتضيه الكفالة: وجود التزام أصلي للمدين والتزام الكفيل التابع لذلك الالتزام. - للكفيل الذي وفي الدين حق الرجوع على المدين إما بالدعوى الشخصية أو بدعوى الحلول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤٣/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 784.

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